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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1894 | 2 |
6 stories matching norm
- A Rainy Day Victory at Latona
Two newly organized local baseball teams braved the rain for a weekend match.
- The Bifurcated Pioneer
A celebrated mining expert sets out into the rugged Yakima wilderness, challenging gender norms by wearing pants and preparing to brave the elements on horseback.
- A Scandalous Midnight Marriage
A Tacoma telegrapher, intoxicated and infatuated, defied social norms to marry a woman from a local brothel in the middle of the night.
- The Strange Case of the 'Woman' in the Saloon
A perplexing encounter in a Seattle saloon ignites a neighborhood scandal, revealing the tensions of gender nonconformity in the city's early frontier days.
- The Double Standard of the 'Siren' Argument
An editorial critique of contemporary social norms and gendered double standards following the high-profile Breckinridge scandal.
- The Gilded Union: A Chorus Girl and a Chinese Actor Defy Convention in Seattle's Chinatown
In a scandalous departure from social norms, Jessie Kitchie and Ah Bock exchanged vows in the opium-scented apartments of Jackson Alley, marking a rare public union across racial lines in 1889.